Nocturne Summit an empty space has filled the void behind my face

He wasn't as strong as her. Not nearly as healthy. So when he began to play (even in the bare manner that he attempted) he was out of breath incredibly quickly. She dove from his reach and he moved to compensate, but no matter how much he tried, Tsukiko could not parry her snaps or grapple with her; he was always falling short, until he had to stop and slouch with his tongue lolling out and breath panting from his dry throat. He was not very good at playing to begin with - and to add to this, he was wasting precious energy when he should've been hunting. But it was fun, and he did not wish to stop for long; so even while the man gasped for air or twisted and stumbled, he kept up the attempts at the game until his sides heaved.